"Polish October" . "* Defusing of Polish-Soviet tensions; armed conflict averted" . "Gomu\u0142ka political thaw" . . . "events in Poland" . "Poland" . "Polish October" . . "political crisis in 1956" . "defiance" . "Gomu\u0142ka's ascent to power" . "death of Stalin" . "change in Polish leadership" . . "events of 1956" . "drawing to a close" . "1956" . "Students Unrest in October 1956" . "Gomu\u0142ka Thaw" . "major political changes" . . . "thaw" . . "1956-10-22" . "the 'thaw'" . "Polish thaw of 1956" . . "at the end" . . "October revolution in 1956" . "ascension to power" . "post-Stalinist reforms" . . "* Confirmation ofW\u0142adys\u0142aw Gomu\u0142kaas Polish Party leader" . "Polish thaw" . . "its aftermath" . "the mid-1950s liberalization" . "replaced Ochab as first secretary" . "socialist revolution of 1956" . "\\\"Polish October\\\" crisis" . "Thaw" . . "* End ofStalinist era in Poland, beginning of the political thaw" . "1956 political thaw" . . . "\\\"Polish October Revolution\\\"" . "Poland" . "return to power in 1956" . . . "1956 thaw" . "Polish political thaw" . . . "political shifts in Poland" . "Thaw of Gomu\u0142ka" . "political thaw" . "in Poland" . "gain power" . "period of liberalisation" . "change in Poland's government" . . . . "October 1956" . . "1956 Gomu\u0142ka's thaw" . "* Beginning of theHungarian Revolution of 1956" . "Polish October 1956" . "de-Stalinization" . "Gomu\u0142ka's thaw" . . . "*Status of forces agreementon Soviet troops in Poland; withdrawal of many Soviet advisors" .